13th June 1997

Some older Santa Fe units on the front end of this "piggyback" train, with SD40-2U no. 5033, GP50 no. 3844, GP60 no. 4023 and SD75M no. 244 heading downhill. It might be a merged railroad, but during my first visit to Techachapi it was still pure Santa Fe (and Southern Pacific, almost!) on this famous route.
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